DBAs have always been warned against using system tables in their code, but often there has been no other way to get information about the server. In SQL Server 2004, Dynamic Management Views have been provided that give you insight into almost every aspect of SQL Server. S. Srivathsani brings us a look at some of the DMVs and functions you can use.
2008-03-18 (first published: 2007-04-23)
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SQL Server 2005 includes a number of new security enhancements to aid the DBA in managing their SQL Server. DDL triggers allow you to trap all kinds of DDL events that occur on your server. S. Srivathsani brings us a look at these new events.
2008-03-17 (first published: 2007-07-04)
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Have you ever wanted to read your transaction log? Wonder what information is inside there? New author S. Srivathsani takes a look at one of the log tools out on the market, Lumigent's Log Explorer.
2008-02-05 (first published: 2007-03-06)
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In another look at log tools, author S. Srivathsani looks at SQL Log Rescue from Red Gate Software. Read on about how to setup this tool in your environment and use it for a peek inside your transaction log.
2007-03-07
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Reading the transaction log is challenging and one of the tools that enables you go get insight is ApexSQL Log. New author S. Srivathsani takes a look at this tool and how it worked in one environment.
2007-03-05
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I have a query from a former DBA that we run on SQL Server 2025 to check on database metadata. This query references sys.sysaltfiles. I want to refactor this code to be more modern. Which DMV should I reference instead?
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